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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Minnesota Wild Rice Hot dish

One can't grow up in Minnesota without eating wild rice. Its sold everywhere! It grows wild out on the lakes. At almost any potluck, you are likely to see some type of dish made with wild rice.

I have several favorite wild rice recipes and this is one of them....Wild Rice Hot dish. I usually make it in the winter months. It has a rich nutty flavor....and is so warm and comforting. I like to serve it with a salad and slice of french bread.

Yes, the rice is raw, but rinsed well. It's important to have a good quality wild rice,too. I buy my rice from someone...fresh harvested. It looks different than most you buy in the store. It is not black....lighter, more brownish almost. You must also bake it until the rice has "popped' open, and is not hard.I think black wild rice from the store takes alot longer to cook.

Otherwise, you could boil your wild rice first and then add the rest of the ingredients, adjusting the baking time.

I get my wild rice from Marlis and Duane Maki in Brainard for about $8.50/lb and they ship it right to your door! I love it because it only takes about 20 minutes to cook. Our family buys it for little holiday gifts. I plan to use some today with this recipe. Yum

I grew up in Northern WI (born in MN) and we always have wild rice hotdish for Thanksgiving. I now live on the East Coast and to get real wild rice, I call my mom, who calls a guy in Northern MN, and I get bags of rice in ziplock bags. It is amazing. I soak my wild rice over night, change the water when I wake up, and let it soak until I need it. It fluffs up nicely. I also use chicken broth instead of water. I'm sure every family has their own recipe, regardless, nothing says holidays to me like wild rice hotdish. In fact, I've got wild rice soaking right now for a holiday pot luck I'm attending this afternoon.

Made this tonight and it turned out awesome! I used the "canoe" brand of cooked, canned wild rice and it didn't change the taste much at all! Also added a small amount of shredded Swiss cheese at the end.

Just got 10 lbs of wild rice from a guy in Cass Lake on ebay (He does sell in one lb bags also....have ordered before and his stuff is terrific! (You can't beat fresh harvested wild rice!) Can't wait to try this recipe!

I'm making this for "second meal" at my family's Thanksgiving tomorrow. I've made it many times and it's always delicious! The problem is, I need to triple it for the swedish eating army that is my family. I'm going to cook it in a crock pot. And suggestions on time, temp, or more liquid?

Loved this dish! I used Uncle Bens Chinese Rice and two cans of mushroom soup and WOW so delicious! Definately make this again, both my teenage sons kept saying how good it was. Baked for 30 mins, rice was precooked. Thanks for posting!

So interesting to hear ppl talk about how expensive and hard to find wild rice is!!! I guess this is one luxury I have had living in n. MN...it's always a gift to me during ricing season...I love wild rice hot dish and I'm glad I found this recipe!!!my mom use to make it so never had too...couple hints tho..you can cook rice on stove with cups water to 1 cup rice...I too like putting a little chicken stock in mine...also most wild rice hot dishes up here contain mushrooms but each there own...thank you again

This is a great recipe--not sure if anyone's mentioned it, but it works great in a Crockpot, too. I leave all the liquids the same, but add the celery about half way through (only because I like it a bit crisper--I've added it at the beginning, too and it's just fine). My Crockpot seems to run hotter than most, so, it takes, for me, about 4 hours on low--the rice cooks beautifully. (I also throw in some raisins toward the end. :) )